Clinical Education Specialist, Neurology

outpatient Neurophysiology laboratory at IU Health. The adjoining IU School of Medicine Neurosciences Research Building enables clinicians, basic scientists, and clinician-scientists to collaborate in an environment that is rarely achieved in academic medicine.

Job Summary

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Advises and collaborates with the residency program directors on curriculum, accreditation requirements, resident work hours, compliance, scheduling, and educational initiatives.
• Serves as continuing medical education (CME) liaison and supports Clinical Competency and Program Evaluation Committees.
• Supports department leadership in maintaining accreditation and educational requirements, including Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), institutional, health system, and medical school reviews.
• Develops systems for educational assessment, performance reporting, instructional support, resident orientation, faculty development, and residency recruitment.
• Develops, maintains, and evaluates faculty, resident, and residency program evaluation systems, including data collection tools and reporting processes, to support continuous program improvement.
• Supervises the Education Coordinator, including recruitment, hiring, onboarding, training, timekeeping, performance management, and remote work oversight for adult and pediatric neurology residency program operations.
• Represents the education administration on departmental, hospital, medical school, graduate medical education (GME), and external committees.
• Supports educational infrastructure and initiatives; compiles and presents resident performance data for the Clinical Competency Committee and semi-annual faculty reviews. Participates in relevant national neurology organizations.

General Responsibilities

• Identifies areas for programmatic improvement and develops and implements initiatives to address weaknesses.
• Establishes program-specific policies and procedures for candidate recruitment.
• Acts as a liaison between internal and external constituents; develops and manages external relationships with the medical community.
• Creates research opportunities and tracks progress ensuring learning opportunities for students and residents.
• Responsible for logistics of the student and resident program. Counsels residents concerning board requirements, adjusting schedules to meet requirements.
• Constructs action plans and puts processes in place for managing performance expectations in the unit based on goals and deadlines.
• Ensures the maintenance of all relevant program accreditations.

Qualifications

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree (preferably in medical education or a related field).

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 3 years in a related field.

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
• Highly thorough and dependable.
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure.
• Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion.

Working Conditions / Demands

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.

Job Classification

Career Level: Career

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Health Services

Job Family: Clinical Education

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Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring. See Indiana University Notice of Non-Discrimination here which includes contact information.

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